Question

Are the underlined words in the sentence an independent clause, a subordinate clause, or neither?

Is that the man whom we read about yesterday?



A.
neither


B.
subordinate clause


C.
independent clause

Answer 1

Since there are no underlined words in the sentence, let me answer this way:

The independent clause is "Is that the man" while the subordinate clause is "whom we read about yesterday". An independent clause can stand alone as it expresses a complete thought while a subordinate clause needs the independent clause to function properly.